Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Tempera, gesso (700 cm x 880 cm) dated 1490s
Cover Leonardo Da Vinci's "Il Cenacolo". Tempera, gesso (700 cm x 880 cm) dated 1490s

As we now enter the Paschal Triduum in the midst of city- and country-wide lockdowns, here's a gallery of several masterpieces that you can look upon and reflect on. For centuries, the Passion of Christ has been the subject of numerous important works of art. With most of the key events reflected during the 40-day Lenten Season being depicted in the following paintings, take time to appreciate even the smallest details. Dig deep and discover the message behind these exquisite art pieces:

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Photo 1 of 23 Duccio di Buoninsegna's "Entry into Jerusalem" (Maestà). Tempera on panel (100 x 57 cm), dated 1308-11
Photo 2 of 23 Jacopo Tintoretto's "El Lavatorio". Oil on canvas (228 cm × 533 cm), dated 1548-49
Photo 3 of 23 Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Tempera, gesso (700 cm x 880 cm) dated 1490s
Photo 4 of 23 Heinrich Hofmann's "Christ in Gethsemane". Oil painting, dated 1886
Photo 5 of 23 Giotto di Bondone's "The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas)". Fresco (200 cm x 185 cm) dated, 1304-1306
Photo 6 of 23 Matthias Stom's "Christ Before Caiaphas". Dated 1630s
Photo 7 of 23 Rembrandt van Rijn's "The Denial of St. Peter". Oil on canvas (154 cm x 169 cm), dated 1660
Photo 8 of 23 El Greco's "The Tears of Saint Peter". Oil painting (94 cm x 75 cm), dated 1587-96
Photo 9 of 23 Antonio Ciseri's "Ecce Homo". Oil on canvas (292 cm x 380 cm), dated 1891
Photo 10 of 23 Peter Paul Rubens' "Flagellation of Christ". Oil on panel (37.4 cm x 35.1 cm), dated first half of 17th Century
Photo 11 of 23 Fra Angelico's "Cristo, Deriso". Fresco (159 cm x 195 cm), dated 1438
Photo 12 of 23 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's "Christ Carrying the Cross". Oil on canvas (450 cm x 517 cm), dated 1737-38
Photo 13 of 23 Pietro Lorenzetti's "Crucifixion". Tempera and gold leaf on wood (41.9 cm x 31.8 cm), dated 1340s
Photo 14 of 23 Rembrandt van Rijn's "The Descent from the Cross". Oil on canvas (142 x 110.9 cm), dated 1634
Photo 15 of 23 Giovanni Bellini's "Martinengo Pietà". Oil on panel (65 cm x 90cm), dated 1505
Photo 16 of 23 Sandro Boticelli's "Lamentation over the Dead Christ". Tempera on panel (107 cm x 71 cm), dated 1490-95
Photo 17 of 23 Titian's "The Entombment". Oil on canvas (137 cm x 175 cm), dated 1559
Photo 18 of 23 Nicolas Bertin's "The Resurrection of Christ". Oil on panel (58.5 cm x 43 cm), dated 1667
Photo 19 of 23 Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov's "Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection". Oil on canvas (241.98 cm x 321 cm), dated 1835
Photo 20 of 23 Robert Zünd's "Gang nach Emmaus". Oil on canvas (119 x 158 cm), dated 1877
Photo 21 of 23 Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas". Oil on canvas (107 cm x 142 cm), dated 1601-02
Photo 22 of 23 Benjamin West's "The Ascension". Oil on canvas (125.73 cm x 86.36 cm), dated 1801
Photo 23 of 23 Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment". Fresco (1,370 cm x 1,220 cm), dated 1536-41

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